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Kenmore Technical Information

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Room Air Conditioner

November 1998

20110901 Revision 0

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Model 596.78079891

6,600 Btu

  Due to a possibility of personal injury or property damage, always contact an authorized technician for servicing or

repair of this air conditioner.

  Refer to Service Manual for operation, disassembly, testing, and troubleshooting information.

  Refer to Repair Parts List 20110801 for part number information.

CAUTION

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All safety information must be followed as provided in Service Manual for this device.

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WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death, disconnect power to unit and discharge capacitor
through a 10,000 ohm resistor before servicing, unless testing requires power. Wires removed during
disassembly must be replaced on proper terminals to ensure correct grounding and polarization.

Model

596.78079891

Electrical requirements

115 VAC 60Hz

Refrigerant/amount

HCFC22/14 ounces

Compressor

Voltage low/high (nominal)
Btuh

103.5/126.5 VAC (115 VAC)
6700 Btuh

Watts

655.5 watts

Current

Lock rotor
Full load

36.2 amps
5.7 amps

Overload protector

Close temperature
Open temperature
Short time trip:

Time
Amps

142°F ±16°F (61°C ±9°C)
257°F ±9°F (125°C ±5°C)

11 +5/-4.5seconds
26.5 amps

Fan motor

Electrical requirements
RPM

Low speed
Medium speed
High speed

Watts at high speed
Amps at high speed

115 VAC 60Hz

700 RPM
800 RPM
900 RPM
82.8 watts
0.57 amps

Capacitor

Capacitance
Voltage rating (nominal)

35/7.5 Mfd ±10%
370 VAC

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Summary of Contents for 596.78079891

Page 1: ...ugh a 10 000 ohm resistor before servicing unless testing requires power Wires removed during disassembly must be replaced on proper terminals to ensure correct grounding and polarization Model 596 78079891 Electrical requirements 115 VAC 60Hz Refrigerant amount HCFC22 14 ounces Compressor Voltage low high nominal Btuh 103 5 126 5 VAC 115 VAC 6700 Btuh Watts 655 5 watts Current Lock rotor Full loa...

Page 2: ...Attach second lead to remaining fan motor leads one at a time Ohmmeter indicates open on each lead Ohmmeter indicates continuity between all windings Capacitor Resistance highest scale with power removed Discharge capacitor and disconnect all attached wires Attach ohmmeter leads between C terminal and H terminal on capacitor Reverse leads on C and H terminals Attach ohmmeter leads between C termin...

Page 3: ...65 645 720 60 640 710 55 625 700 85 620 695 80 625 700 75 625 700 95 70 625 700 65 620 695 60 615 685 55 600 675 85 595 665 80 600 670 75 600 675 90 70 600 670 65 595 665 60 585 660 55 575 650 85 570 640 80 575 645 75 575 650 85 70 575 645 65 570 640 60 560 635 55 550 620 85 545 615 80 550 620 75 550 620 80 70 550 620 65 545 615 60 535 605 55 525 595 Amperage Chart Cooling Outside Air Entering Con...

Page 4: ... capacitor through a 10 000 ohm resistor before servicing unless testing requires power Wires removed during disassembly must be replaced on proper terminals to ensure correct grounding and polarization Model 596 78079891 Compressor 11101504 Fan motor 20109901 Blower wheel 20109701 Capacitor D6879845 Overload D6961654 Control board 20103501 https appliancetechmanuals com ...

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